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Delhi among top 10 largest plastic waste producing cities in the country

Delhi figures among the top ten
largest plastic waste producing cities in the country, the government said on
Thursday. "Based on a study conducted by the Central Pollution Control
Board and Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology for 60 cities
in the country during 2010-11, it was observed that 10 cities viz Delhi,
Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Surat, Kanpur and
Pune generate more plastic waste," Environment minister Prakash Javadekar
told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.